Paula Hawkins

Now look what you made me do.

The air is cold in my lungs, the tips of my fingers are turning blue. Part of me just wants to lie down here, among the leaves, let the cold take me. I can’t. It’s time to go.

The spell is broken, I’m awake.

I’ll find something, here or elsewhere, I know I will.

He flashes me his wide, Tom Cruise smile, and then he’s gone, and it’s just me and her and the baby.

That’ll put an end to it.

Either that or look around for something to distract you.

may know me better than I think he does.

On the way back down the road, he passes me in his car, our eyes meet for just a second and he smiles at me

I wanted it to be a surprise, so I had to check his work schedule secretly, I had to look